"Message to My Girl" | ||||
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Single by Split Enz | ||||
from the album Conflicting Emotions | ||||
B-side | "Kia Kaha (Ever Be Strong)" | |||
Released | January 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Mushroom Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Finn | |||
Split Enz singles chronology | ||||
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"Message to My Girl" is a song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in January 1984 as the second single from their ninth studio album Conflicting Emotions.
In 2001, the song was voted by members of APRA as the 36th best New Zealand song of the 20th century. [1]
During the 2006 Split Enz tour, Neil Finn dedicated the song to his wife Sharon.
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"Message to My Girl" | ||||
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Single by ENZSO | ||||
from the album ENZSO | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Label | Sony/Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Finn | |||
Producer(s) |
Dave Woodcock Eddie Rayner | |||
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When Split Enz member Eddie Rayner collaborated with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for the project ENZSO in 1995, they made a song cover and Finn once again provided the lead vocals. The re-recording was converted into more of a ballad version than the original.
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA Charts) [6] | 56 |